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The 2007 spring & summer course catalog is now available from the Jacksonville Center in Floyd, Virginia. This year's educational programming includes classes in blacksmithing, dulcimer making, pottery, stone sculpture, and much more.

Classes begin at the Center in early February, and continue into late summer 2007. To learn more about the Jacksonville Center, please call 540-745-2784 or visit jacksonvillecenter.org.

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On Saturday, January 27, the Hoorah Cloggers will perform in Fitzpatrick Hall at the Jefferson Center in Roanoke. Music will begin at 8, and will be provided by the Wild Turkeys, an award-winning old time string band from Southwest Virginia.

The Hoorah Cloggers are a performance Appalachian dance troupe composed of members of the New River Old Time Music & Dance Association. Please visit nrot.org to learn more about the New River Old Time Music & Dance Association and the Hoorah Cloggers.

The Wild Turkeys play traditional folk music of the Southern Appalachians, including fiddle & banjo tunes, as well as Carter Family ballads and assorted waltzes. To learn more about the Wild Turkeys, please follow this link.

The Jefferson Center is located at 541 Luck Avenue in Roanoke, and can be found on the web at jeffcenter.org.

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On Saturday, February 17, Eddie Goode will lead a workshop on frontier living at Virginia’s Explore Park on the Blue Ridge Parkway. This workshop is open to folks ages 8 and up. Participants will explore tools, materials, and construction techniques used by early settlers looking to make a home in Southwest Virginia in the middle of the 18th century. To learn more, please visit the Explore Park website at explorepark.org.

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On February 11, there will be a ranger-led tour entitled Planting Seeds of Despair at the Booker T. Washington National Monument in Hardy. This tour will begin at 2 pm, and is designed to introduce park visitors to the impact of tobacco cultivation on free and enslaved Virginians in the 1850’s. To learn more, please visit the Booker T. Washington National Monument website or call 540-721-2094.

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News for January 16, 2006 from Roanoke, Franklin, and Bedford counties.

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This Thursday, Virginia's Explore Park will host a series of fun outdoor lessons for kids of all ages called "Owl Adaptations". Led by Anna Wills, these programs are designed to help young learners find out more about these fascinating animals, and the unique adaptations that have allowed them to see in the dark. Explore Park regularly hosts hands-on natural science learning events for children age 18 months and up. These programs are uniquely suited to the needs of home-schooling families looking for a way to make nature a part of their learning environment.

At the upcoming "Owl Adaptations" educational event, older kids will participate in experiments, lectures, natural science activities, and hands-on outdoor projects, while younger kids will join in games, hiking, arts & crafts, and outdoor activities as well as spending time learning their numbers and letters.

Please register by Tuesday to participate in "Owl Adaptations". An enrollment fee of $4 to $5 per child will apply. To register, please call 540.427.1800 extension 31. To learn more about the Roanoke Explore Park, please visit their website at www.explorepark.org.

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Upcoming music events at the Jefferson Center in Roanoke include the 4th annual Jefferson Center Latin dance party on January 19 and the Hoorah Cloggers with the Wild Turkeys on January 27. For information and tickets, please visit www.jeffcenter.org or call the Jefferson Center box office at 540.345.2550.

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On February 17, 2007, there will be a book club meeting at 2 pm. at the Booker T. Washington National Monument in Franklin County. "My Larger Education" by Booker T. Washington will be featured. The Booker T. Washington National Monument is open seven days a week, and is located at 12130 Booker T. Washington Highway in Hardy, Virginia. For more information, please call 540.721.2094.

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This fall In Franklin County, Virginia, the Franklin County Board of Supervisors approved budgeting for a pet Adoption Specialist position. In September, Sherry Slaughter became the first Adoption Specialist to officially work for Franklin County. Ms. Slaughter has extensive experience in the promotion of responsible pet ownership practices, and was formerly the head of the Floyd County Humane Society's pet adoption program.

To read the full press release, please visit franklincountyva.org.

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Farm Day Tour 2007 will take place on August 18 of this year at Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest in Bedford County. Visitors there will learn about farming and the enslaved community at the Poplar Forest plantation. Thomas Jefferson will be on hand to talk about his farming practices. This is a free event. Learn more at poplarforest.org.

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On November 27, 2006, The Bedford County board of Supervisors created a new advisory board to help direct the county's efforts at promoting agricultural economic development. The 10-member board will consist of one member from each of the county's seven election districts, and three at-large members. For more information, or to become involved, please call 540.586.7601.

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